Eating More Protein In The Morning Helps Dieters Retain Fullness Throughout The Day Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 PDT A new study published online in the British Journal of Nutrition found that timing of dietary protein intake affects feelings of fullness throughout the day. The study concluded that when people ate high-quality protein foods, from sources such as eggs and lean Canadian bacon, for breakfast they had a greater sense of sustained fullness throughout the day compared to when more protein was eaten at lunch or dinner.
Half Of Adults At Risk For Painful Knee Arthritis Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT A landmark government study suggests nearly one in two people (46%) will develop painful knee osteoarthritis over their lifetime, with the highest risk among those who are obese. According to the Arthritis Foundation, the study underscores the immediate need for the public to understand what they can do to reduce the tremendous pain, disability and cost associated with arthritis. Arthritis is exploding in an aging population of U.S. baby boomers. Nearly one in five U.S.
Link Explored Between Obesity And Asthma Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT In the first asthma study that controls for risk factors such as smoking, medication, gastroesophageal reflux, and demographics, researchers from Kaiser Permanente have found that hospitalization for asthma is about five times as likely for obese people than for non-obese people. The findings are published in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
The definition of post rehab services is as follows: “the development and implementation of fitness and conditioning services for clients with special population and post rehab disorders”. Post rehab does not purport to provide any aspect of medical treatment for a client’s condition. The post rehab program may provide the following services:
Fitness Assessments Strength Training Flexibility Training Cardiovascular Training Functional Conditioning Weight Reduction Spinal Stabilization Training Hypertension/Diabetes Training
These nine activities or services make up the post rehab “scope of practice”. Our goal is to take over where your doctor or therapists left your treatment. We will work closely with them establishing the appropriate protocol and keeping them well informed during your entire post rehab sessions. Some of the conditions we work with are:
Members of our staff are Medical Exercise Specialists (MES) and are certified through American Academy of Health, Fitness and Rehabilitation Professionals. The Academy was founded in 1992 by Michael K. Jones, PhD, RPT to “Bridge the Gap Between Health Care and Fitness”. Since its inception, AAHFRP has played an important role in preparing fitness professionals to provide post rehab and medical exercise to clients with a wide variety of medical conditions in the United States, Canada, Germany, England, Australia, Burma, Bermuda & Ireland. The Medical Exercise Specialist is internationally recognized by the medical and fitness communities as the standard certification for fitness professionals working with special population and post-rehab clients.